12/31/2013

Top Ten Books I Read In 2013

So this list is pretty much the same as it was when I wrote my mid-year post. It makes me sad. I don't know if I was just in a huge reading slump, or if I didn't like anything because I was pregnant and cranky. I have also read very few books in the last 6 weeks. Where it used to take me a few days to read a book, it now takes me weeks. I am hoping as the baby gets older, I will have more time to read.

I stayed away from all reviews and spoilers for the entire Hunger Game series, so I went into this with a really open mind. I was shocked to find out later how many people hated this book. I have read the criticism, and I get what people didn't like, but I thought the changes in Katniss were organic and realistic, yes she changed, but so did her world.

A confession: I own every Jennifer Echols book. I have only read this and one other. Both end up on my top 10 for the year I read them. I have no idea why I haven't read all the others. I need to get on that.

12/17/2013

Top Ten New-To-Me Authors I Read In 2013

Confession: I am totally behind in reading debut authors. I had planned to read all debut authors all the time in Dec. but I just don't see it happening. I will try to get to my 12 author minimum though. So here are the top 5 debut authors I read, and the top 5 authors that were new to me this year. Not their debut year, but just new to me.

I've made absolutely no secret about the fact that Eleanor & Park was my favorite book in 2013. I still have some books to read, but it will be hard to top it. Then I read Fangirl. Wow. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next in YA.

12/10/2013

Top Ten Books On My Winter TBR

There are a lot that I mentioned in my previousposts. So if a book ended up on both of those lists, ahem Evertrue and Ignite Me, it won't end up on this one. As ever, I am also limiting this to books that are scheduled to be published during the winter solstice: December 21, 2013-March 19, 2014.

I love Laurie Halse Anderson, and I've been waiting for a new YA book from her for what seems like forever. I have a pre-ARC of this, that I got at ALA, I just wanted to wait a bit to read it. I will get to it soon!